Rapid technological and scientific advances have fueled a huge wave of innovation over the past decades. The speed of global ...

When clinicians and patients experience a language barrier, errors in care and medication prescription can ensue, as demonstrated by a recent case published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The journal ...

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — New technology is coming to an area school district thanks to a generous donation. 28/22 News reporter Connor Coar explains how it will benefit teachers and ...

The world is becoming increasingly diverse and interconnected. Technology has connected people of varying cultures and backgrounds, often from opposite ends of the globe. However, with more people ...

(This story is made possible with the support of AARP) At her mother’s doctor’s appointment, Tracey Nguyen sits beside her, listening closely as the physician speaks, translating questions and answers ...

An end-of-year survey conducted by ShapeWin, a Japanese PR and digital communications agency, finds that American tourists to Japan paradoxically enjoyed the food and dining while simultaneously ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - For many in the Hispanic community, there is a language barrier which prevents some from receiving the proper resources or information from local organizations. According to the ...

Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach. Photo by Nikki Davidson. Cannon Beach, Ore., a town of 1,500, swells each summer with an influx of 200,000 visitors drawn to Haystack Rock, a National ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Many of us take for granted the ability to talk with our health care provider but for many of our neighbors there is a language barrier to receiving adequate care. A program ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new state law aims to make hospital care more accessible for millions of New Yorkers who don't speak English as their first language. Local supporters say language access can mean ...

There's nothing like a language barrier to cultivate moments of loving effort. "Watch my dad (only speaks Spanish) and my boyfriend (only speaks English) become besties," she captioned the video, ...